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University of Washington |
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Restoration Ecology Network (UW-REN)
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ENVIR/ESRM/BES/TESC 462
Winter 2008
Professors: Kern Ewing, Jim Fridley & Warren Gold
TA: Rodney Pond
Time: Fridays
Jan 11 1-3PM - Entire class meeting
Jan 18, Feb 1, 15, 29 and Mar 14 between 1230-4pm - Scheduled half-hour team/instructor meetings
Jan 25, Feb 8 & 22, and Mar 7 - No meetings
Team Meeting Schedule:
1230 - Earth Sanctuary
100 - WCHP
130 - Mosher Creek
200 - Yesler Creek
230 - Snowberry Meadows
300 - Saltwater Park
330 - Picnic Point
Location: Meetings will be held in Douglas Classroom at UWBG/CUH directions map
CLASS SCHEDULE WINTER 2008
DATE |
ASSIGNMENT |
MEETING |
DEADLINES/TASKS |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan 11 1-3PM |
Quarter review |
entire class | draft work plan due on PRB |
Jan 18 |
review draft work plan |
team/instructors | comments on draft WP on PRB by clients and class due Wed, Jan 16 |
Jan 25 |
final work plan |
none | |
Feb 1 |
materials estimate |
team/instructors | Feb 3, materials estimate & final work plan due |
Feb 8 |
field work/benchmarks |
none | |
Feb 15 |
field work/benchmarks |
team/instructors | |
Feb 22 |
field work/benchmarks |
none | |
Feb 29 |
field work/benchmarks |
team/instructors | |
Mar 7 |
field work/benchmarks | none | |
Mar 14 |
field work/benchmarks | team/instructors | benchmarks due |
RESOURCES |
| Handouts & assignments |
| General resources |
Warren Gold's Web Resources Warren has a list of restoration resources. Check it out. |
King Conservation District Hosts a yearly bare root plant sale and has extensive information on natural resource conservation; plants, soils, wildlife and more |
| Invasive Control |
KC Noxious weed best management practices technical advice on invasive control by species! |
| Plant community references |
Plant associations of the Washington's Puget Trough Ecoregion Describes in detail the natural plant associations of lowland Puget Sound - excellent for finding a reference community for your site and determining appropriate species |
Plant associations of balds and bluffs of western Washington Same as above but for balds & bluffs |
Preliminary classification of native, low elevation freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington Not available online as pdf. Ask Kern or I to borrow a copy. |
| Plants |
KC Native Plant Nursery List Handy list of native plant nurseries in W.WA |
KC Native Plant Salvage Program Donate your time as a volunteer and get free plants! |
Our best local nurseries - ALWAYS call for availability first! Don't send in a 'cold' order and expect to get what you want! |
Frosty Hollow Ecological Restoration (seed source) ph.360.579.2332 |
Judd Creek Nursery Has extensive native stock, check with John when the others are sold out! |
Pilchuck Tree Farm No website - they grow bare root conifers for re-forestation. Good local genetic stock. |
| Geotextiles/Planting Supplies |
Northwest Geosynthetics Geotextiles & erosion control fabrics |
Cenex Co-op Supply, Everett Fence posts, fencing, hay bales, etc. No online catalog, just go there! |
Steuber Distributing Horticultural Supplies Stakes, irrigation supplies, tools, geotextiles, drainage supplies, coir, jute, and much more! |
| Soil amendments |
Pacific Topsoils Compost, bark mulches, custom blended soil amendments |
Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel Sand & gravel - duh! |
| Woodchips, Cardboard & other free stuff |
King County Industrial Materials Exchange Find amazing free materials - burlap coffee sacks, cardboard, hazelnut shells, woody debris, coffee grounds, etc. |
Any Local Arborist/Tree Service - free woodchips |
Craig's List People often advertise free woody debris, woodchips, cardboard, plants, coffee sacks, etc. Click the 'free' link under 'for sale' |
Any State Liquor Store - free cardboard |
Benchmarking resources |
| Implementation Procedures for the Habitat Conservation Plan Riparian Forest Restoration Strategy Washington State Department of Natural Resources' |
Restoration Ecology special issue on Riparian Restoration Many great articles here in this edition of the journal. Link may only work when you are signed on to a school computer or logged in from home on the UW libraries site |
Standards for riparian forest restoration Government document from British Columbia. Contains this useful link: Machmer, M and C. Steeger. 2002. Effectiveness Monitoring Guidelines for Ecosystem Restoration. |
The Evaluation of Wetland and Riparian Restoration Projects A handy guide from the Alaska state Department of Fish & Game |
WSDOT Benchmarks for Woody Vegetation in Wetlands The table extracted from this document: Establishing Appropriate Benchmarks for Site THIS is what we mean by developing benchmarks for your projects. A MUST read. You needn't be this thorough however. |
have completed ALL THREE quarters of the capstone series. For autumn & winter quarters you will
receive a 'N' grade. This is a placeholder grade that means student performance is satisfactory and
the final grade is contingent on completing the course series.
Each team assignment will be evaluated by the instructors and TA and receive a score reached by consensus. Individual grades for the quarter will be calculated using peer evaluations as outlined on the peer evaluation form in your autumn course packet. Thoughtful commentary on one draft work plan on the PRB will earn full credit. The grade distribution is as follows:
Assignment |
Percent of grade |
Due date |
draft work plan |
20 |
Jan 11 |
peer review of work plan |
5 |
Jan 16 |
final work plan |
50 |
Feb 3 |
materials estimate |
10 |
Feb 3 |
| benchmarks | 10 | Mar 14 |
meeting preparedness |
5 |
All quarter |